What Doctors Don't Tell YouLast month, we examined prescribed and herbal diuretics which can deplete your body of vital vitamins, minerals or other nutrients. This month, we continue with our list of drugs that have this ef ...
Hypertension (high blood pressure) is not a ‘disease’ per se; it is believed to be a significant risk factor in other diseases, including heart attack, heart failure, stroke and kidney disease.
Q I regularly take aspirin but, recently, I’ve been prescribed an antihypertensive. Is there any interaction between these drugs? - CH, Swindon
ASPIRIN: Can it also combat Alzheimer's and colorectal cancer?
If you thought Vioxx was bad, Bextra could be even worse. Things are unravelling quickly for the COX-2 inhibitor painkillers, which were pushed as a safer and better option than the NSAIDs (non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs). Within days of...
